The singer returns to his old hometown by train and is greeted by his parents. He sees his old love Mary with her golden hair and cherry lips. He reminisces about playing as a child in an old oak tree. The singer awakens and realizes it was just a dream, as he is surrounded by cold gray walls of his current location. He hopes to one day return to touch the green grass of home.

1. Green, green grass of home Tom Jones

2. The old home town looks the same,

3. As I step down from the train,

4. And there to meet me is my mama and papa

5. Down the road I look and there runs Mary

6. Hair of gold and lips like cherries

7. It's good to touch the green, green grass of home

8. Yes, they'll all be there to meet me,

9. All creatures smiling sweetly

10. It's good to touch the green, green grass of home

11. The old house is still standing,

12. Though the paint is cracked and dry

13. And there's an old oak tree that I used to play on

14. Down the lane I'll walk with my sweet Mary

15. Hair of gold and lips like cherries

16. It's good to touch the green, green grass of home

17. Then I awake and look around me

18. Cold gray walls surround me Cold gray walls surround me

19. And I realize that I was only dreamin'

20. There's a guard and there's a sad old padre

21. Arm and arm we'll walk at daybreak

22. Again I'll touch the green, green grass of home

23. Yes, they'll all be there to meet me

24. In the shadow of that old oak tree

25. As they lay me beneath the green, green grass of home

26. GOOG NIGHT!